#c5b9c7

Color #c5b9c7

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning light magenta.

Closest named color Thistle #d8bfd8 · ΔE 8.25 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#c5b9c7

RGB

rgb(197, 185, 199)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 11.1%, 75.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 7%, 78%)

CMYK

cmyk(1%, 7%, 0%, 22%)

LAB

lab(76.49, 6.78, -5.53)

LCH

lch(76.49, 8.75, 320.8)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.0236, 321.38)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 72.5%, 22%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bbc7b9

Analogous

#beb9c7

#c5b9c7

#c7b9c2

Triadic

#c5b9c7

#c7c5b9

#b9c7c5

Split-complementary

#c5b9c7

#c2c7b9

#b9c7be

Tetradic

#c5b9c7

#c7b9bb

#bbc7b9

#b9c7c5

Square

#c5b9c7

#c7beb9

#bbc7b9

#b9c2c7

Shades

Color #c5b9c7 mixed toward black.

#a895ab

#8a728e

#68556b

#453947

#231c24

Tints

Color #c5b9c7 mixed toward white.

#cfc5d0

#d8d0da

#e2dce3

#ece8ec

#f5f3f6

Tones

Color #c5b9c7 mixed toward gray.

#c4bac6

#c3bbc5

#c3bdc4

#c2bec2

#c1bfc1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.14:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.14:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#c0c0c4 · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#c1c2c3 · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#c4c1c1 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 9.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #c5b9c7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#c5b9c7]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#c5b9c7 (#c5b9c7) is rgb(197, 185, 199) in RGB.

No, #c5b9c7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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